Third round of the US Open Cup has MLS seeing red

So the third round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup was completed over the weekend it was quite the upset special. I don’t know what to think about the MLS teams going down so early. Cleary the US Open Cup is not anything compared to the FA Cup but it is our nations national championship. Shouldn’t the MLS make a better showing?

Is it because they are not playing their starters?

Let’s compare the rosters of the Red Bulls vs. Crystal Palace game with the roster from the previous MLS match (vs Chivas). Bold players played in both matches.

Cleary the MLS is not taking the US Open Cup very seriously….but, when you are traveling to a stadium that seats 2,000……how can you. All that this shows is that it is a really great time to be a soccer fan in the US. No, the MLS is not the best league in the world. It is not even sniffing the top 10. However, I bet in 10 – 20 years time you won’t we able to see top flight soccer in a US Open Cup match with just 1,653 other people.

One Response to “Third round of the US Open Cup has MLS seeing red”

Considering the longevity of the Lamar Hunt Cup, this should be considered an important tournament for MLS teams. I think the lack of media coverage for the tournaments makes the MLS managers take the importance of victory very lightly.